Help secure the future of our club.

[Unicorn 106]

6 hours ago, Haven Rugby League said:

A would say 600 - 800 Havens fans be there Sunday. 

Fetching your average home gate through, yeh OK, hope you are right, making up for the Townies giving it a miss .

[donald]

10 minutes ago, Derwent said:

4 overseas players compared to none could easily account for most of that given the minimum that overseas players have to be paid is about £22k each.

Overseas players are on nowhere near that amount 

[Peter Winthorpe]

44 minutes ago, Unicorn 106 said:

Fetching your average home gate through, yeh OK, hope you are right, making up for the Townies giving it a miss .

Hope you are wrong about TOWNIES staying away when it is clear we need the revenue from our last home game. The board tried to attract support to the last game but we only had 751 plus a few tickets bought by people who could not attend

We need those 700 at least to go to what is a Derby, accept the derision from Haven fans and encourage the team. The confidence going into the close season will be very dependent on how the players  staff  volunteers and supporters react to this game.

[Churchill Drivers]

Not sure on the financial position of each club at this point in time but it has been stated previously that Town had a budget of £220k for the season whilst haven had a budget of £156k.  I believe this was supposed to cover players and coaches thus Town may have spent more on the coaching side with a full time coach.

[townie88]

Frustrating to still be none the wiser to what the shortfall actually is? Does the nearly £10k raised by the funding page even touch the sides? Or does it plug the gap? 

[dkw]

1 hour ago, donald said:

Overseas players are on nowhere near that amount 

They are, they have to be to get a visa.

[Unicorn 106]

1 hour ago, Peter Winthorpe said:

Hope you are wrong about TOWNIES staying away when it is clear we need the revenue from our last home game. The board tried to attract support to the last game but we only had 751 plus a few tickets bought by people who could not attend

We need those 700 at least to go to what is a Derby, accept the derision from Haven fans and encourage the team. The confidence going into the close season will be very dependent on how the players  staff  volunteers and supporters react to this game.

The fans who turned up for the Dewsbury game would have probably done so without the discount. Only the diehards will be there on Sunday, we need to get behind our boys like it's our last game ever.

[Derwent Parker]

8 minutes ago, Unicorn 106 said:

The fans who turned up for the Dewsbury game would have probably done so without the discount. Only the diehards will be there on Sunday, we need to get behind our boys like it's our last game ever.

I think we should stop the discounts - if only the diehards are turning up, they will at full price?

This has been going on for a couple of seasons now and i have never taken a discount yet.

The only time i went and got a ticket early was when covid had just finished and numbers were limited.

[Unicorn 106]

2 hours ago, donald said:

Overseas players are on nowhere near that 

Didn't you have 6 at the start of the season. ?

[Carlisle1921]

1 hour ago, dkw said:

They are, they have to be to get a visa.

Most (if not all) of Havens overseas players have British Passports so can get a work permit without having to be on the 22k a year that the Overseas players have to be paid. I know last season a few were on part time rugby contracts but working full time for local companies.

[donald]

47 minutes ago, Unicorn 106 said:

Didn't you have 6 at the start of the season. ?

Nikau King Bishop Evans Doyle and Martin that's the 6 . First 3 are quality Doyles been out most of season and Evans and Martin only starting to click last few games see how many are here next season King will be offererd more coin at bigger clubs

[JMB]

21 minutes ago, donald said:

Nikau King Bishop Evans Doyle and Martin that's the 6 . First 3 are quality Doyles been out most of season and Evans and Martin only starting to click last few games see how many are here next season King will be offererd more coin at bigger clubs

The club have secured good paid jobs for the over sea players and will be a part of the contracts, all clubs do it, but Whitehaven seem to have good contacts to secure the players these jobs, but both clubs will heavily  rely on the diferent draws ran by the supporter groups to help fund new players comming in ect, it's what has been done for years,

[Unicorn 106]

25 minutes ago, donald said:

Nikau King Bishop Evans Doyle and Martin that's the 6 . First 3 are quality Doyles been out most of season and Evans and Martin only starting to click last few games see how many are here next season King will be offererd more coin at bigger clubs

Bishop looked class until his injury.

[REX]

So Town have had 64K more in their budget than Haven  who over the season have signed more players. Town in danger of going bust. Must mean Haven have only survived financially with 100K or thereabouts from sponsor, probably LEL?

Next year BOTH clubs will be struggling . That is why both groups of supporters need to get to next Town match in a show of solidarity to keep RL alive in west Cumbria!

 

[donald]

16 minutes ago, Unicorn 106 said:

Bishop looked class until his injury.

Aye he started playing at 9 changing with callum massive miss both of them plus newts aswell

[Havenfan13]

4 minutes ago, donald said:

Aye he started playing at 9 changing with callum massive miss both of them plus newts aswell

Atleast 5 or 6 top players been missing most of the year pal that’s why we are where we are 

[Unicorn 106]

44 minutes ago, Havenfan13 said:

Atleast 5 or 6 top players been missing most of the year pal that’s why we are where we are 

Aye, Newts would have made one hell of a difference . 

[Havenfan13]

6 minutes ago, Unicorn 106 said:

Aye, Newts would have made one hell of a difference . 

Newts was very very good before he got injured mate 

[Marrafan]

10 hours ago, Unicorn 106 said:

Aye, Newts would have made one hell of a difference . 

And Curtis Davies would have made a big difference to you but the Messiah didn’t rate him. 

[Town blue white]

13 hours ago, REX said:

So Town have had 64K more in their budget than Haven  who over the season have signed more players. Town in danger of going bust. Must mean Haven have only survived financially with 100K or thereabouts from sponsor, probably LEL?

Next year BOTH clubs will be struggling . That is why both groups of supporters need to get to next Town match in a show of solidarity to keep RL alive in west Cumbria!

 

So is a local prem goalkeeper backing Haven? Or not true? 

[Derwent Park SC]

2 hours ago, Marrafan said:

And Curtis Davies would have made a big difference to you but the Messiah didn’t rate him. 

We let the Davies brothers go as it cost to much to keep them. Club have tried to save money + we already have 2 good hookers in Simmons and Henson 

[Neutralfan7]

4 minutes ago, Derwent Park SC said:

We let the Davies brothers go as it cost to much to keep them. Club have tried to save money + we already have 2 good hookers in Simmons and Henson 

But play one at 6? Has that move paid off and could be used next year if they stay? Or would Doran be better back at 6 if he stays (I think he will)?

[Town blue white]

9 minutes ago, Derwent Park SC said:

We let the Davies brothers go as it cost to much to keep them. Club have tried to save money + we already have 2 good hookers in Simmons and Henson 

They added nothing to the squad anyhow 

[DocH]

13 hours ago, donald said:

Aye he started playing at 9 changing with callum massive miss both of them plus newts aswell

Is Callum injured?

[Town blue white]

43 minutes ago, DocH said:

Is Callum injured?

Been out for most season